In conjunction with the Office of Personnel management, the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) is cultivating a Federal Hiring Expo specifically aimed at increasing the employment of individuals with disabilities. This will be a bit different from your typical job fair in that the agencies will be looking to hire candidates on site...
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Archive for February, 2010
Federal Government Hiring Expo – April 26 (Save the Date)
Service Animals: Too Much of a Good Thing?
Written by Tiffany Huggard-Lee for Day in Washington.
The use of service animals has been increasing, and as a result, service animals have been in the news a lot lately. Sometimes, this is a good thing, such as when the articles lead to an increased public awareness of the rights of service animal users,...
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Rush Limbaugh Endorses R-word
Day in Washington is a blog/podcast that addresses policy, not politics. However, the two are unalterably intertwined.
For people with disabilities, for anyone – how we talk to each other and how we treat each other not only reflects our society and culture, but can also shape it. The recent news coverage regarding Rahm...
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New – Disability Video is Featured on DIW
There have been many changes going on here at Day in Washington. Some have been cosmetic, such as the new layout, but others are more substantial, such as the fact that we now carry content from a variety of contributors. One of the changes is the addition of a “Featured Disability Video.”...
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